diff --git a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/component/tabbedPane/SparkTabbedPane.java b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/component/tabbedPane/SparkTabbedPane.java
index 76725069b..ee41ba599 100644
--- a/src/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/component/tabbedPane/SparkTabbedPane.java
+++ b/src/java/org/jivesoftware/spark/component/tabbedPane/SparkTabbedPane.java
@@ -14,9 +14,15 @@ import org.jivesoftware.resource.SparkRes;
 import org.jivesoftware.spark.component.RolloverButton;
 import org.jivesoftware.spark.util.ModelUtil;
 
+import javax.swing.Icon;
+import javax.swing.JButton;
+import javax.swing.JFrame;
+import javax.swing.JLabel;
+import javax.swing.JPanel;
+import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
+
 import java.awt.BorderLayout;
 import java.awt.CardLayout;
-import java.awt.Color;
 import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.FlowLayout;
@@ -35,13 +41,6 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
-import javax.swing.Icon;
-import javax.swing.JButton;
-import javax.swing.JFrame;
-import javax.swing.JLabel;
-import javax.swing.JPanel;
-import javax.swing.JTabbedPane;
-
 /**
  *
  */
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ public class SparkTabbedPane extends JPanel implements MouseListener {
         setLayout(new BorderLayout());
 
         tabs = new JPanel(new
-            FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 0, 0)) {
+                FlowLayout(FlowLayout.LEFT, 0, 0)) {
             public Dimension getPreferredSize() {
                 if (getParent() == null)
                     return getPreferredSize();
@@ -356,6 +355,21 @@ public class SparkTabbedPane extends JPanel implements MouseListener {
         }
     }
 
+    public int indexOfTab(String title) {
+        Component[] comps = tabs.getComponents();
+        for (int i = 0; i < comps.length; i++) {
+            Component c = comps[i];
+            if (c instanceof SparkTab) {
+                SparkTab tab = (SparkTab)c;
+                if (tab.getTitleLabel().getText().equals(title)) {
+                    return i;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     private void findSelectedTab(int previousIndex) {
         Component[] comps = tabs.getComponents();
         for (int i = 0; i < comps.length; i++) {